535 5.7.0 (#AUTH005) Too many bad auth attempts error when trying to send email.

If you receive this error, most likely you are using Yahoo for the email server or an email server managed by Yahoo, such as AOL or AT&T. Yahoo has implemented an option that by default, does not let 3rd party products access the email servers.  

Note: If you get an error message of "535 5.7.0 (#AUTH005) Too many bad auth attempts error when trying to send email" then you will need to adjust your security settings in your Yahoo/AOL/ATT account by:
  1. Log into your account on the Yahoo, AOL or ATT website where you check your mail via their website.
  2. Select Account Security
  3. Click Generate app password
  4. Select Other App
  5. Enter BLS-2022 for the name
  6. Click Generate
  7. Make a note of the generated App password and enter that into the password field of BLS.
Please note that Yahoo/AOL/ATT may change their security requirements from time to time. These instructions have been tested in Sept 2020.